Sanitary cuspidor.



R. L. VIORAN. SANITARY GUSPIDOR. PgLIoATIoN FILED Q01-.27, 191s.

Patented July 14 entre s'ransf rarnnfr reiten.

RAOUL L. VIORAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SANITARY CUSPIDOR.

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Specification of Letters IE'atent.

ratentea July la, mit..

Application filed October 27, 1913. Serial No. 797,371.

lllinois, have invented certain new and use# i ful lmprovements inSanitary Cuspidors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cuspidors and has for its objectbroadly the provision of a sanitary cuspidor which will reduce to aminimum the escape of bacteria from the collected sputum into theatmosphere and which may be readily emptied without danger of the handsof the' person performing this operation being contaminated by Contactwith the receptacle in which the sputum is collected.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a sanitary cuspidorwhich will automatically and substantially seal itself from theatmosphere after use and which may be easi-ly opened.

fr further object of the invention is to provide a sanitary cuspidor inwhich the sputum and other matter will be received in a receptacle,which may be readily removed and burned or otherwise disposed of in asanitary manner to prevent spread of bacteria from the sputum and matterremoved from the cuspidor.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sanitary cuspidor which,While possessing the foregoing and other advantages, will be pleasing inappearance, durable in operation and which may be cheaply constructed.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it isbetter understood from the following description when considered inconnection with the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferredembodiment thereof.

On the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cuspidor embodyingmy invention placed adjacent and fastened to the wall of a room; Fig. 2is a transverse sectional view of the same; Fig. 3 is a perspective viewof the wire frame forming a part thereof, and Fig. l is a similar viewof the sputum-collecting receptacle.

On the drawing l have shown a cuspidor embodying my inventionconstructed to be placed adjacent the side wall of a room, car or otherchamber, the device shown and hereinafter described being particularlyadapted for use in Pullman cars and the like where `it is desired toplace a cuspidor between a pair of seats against a side wall of the caror other compartment.

This embodiment of my invention consists primarily of a hold-er 11adapted to rest upon the floor, a readily removable re- `ceptacle 12disposed in the holder, a cover 14 adapted normally to substantiallyseal the receptacle from the air in the compartment and a device 15 forlifting the cover when Sit 1s desired to use the cuspidor. l prefer alsoto provide means for lifting the receptacle 15 out of the holder l1which in the present instance comprises a frame 13 of wire or othersuitable material.

rlhe holder 11 rests on the floor 16 of the compartment and preferablycomprises a substantially semi-circular front wall 17 and a flat backwall 18 fastened at its ends to the ends of the front wall. lf desired,a

bottom 19 may be provided although it will be apparent as the inventionis better understoo-d that an efficient cuspidor may be constructedwithout providing the receptacle holder with any bottom. The frame 13fits within the holder 11 and is preferably constructed of wire. In thepresent instance a top wire 20 is bent into the substantiallysemi-circular form shown in Fig. 3 and is adapted to fit easily withinthe holder 1l. A wire 22 is fastened at its ends at 23 to the wire 2Oand extends vertically downwardly beneath its vconnections with the wire20`to a distance slightly less than the vertical height of the holderand horizontally between the vertically disposed portions thus provided.A wire 24C1 also fastened at its ends to the wire 2O at 25, is arrangedat right angles to the wire 22 and like the wire 22 extends verticallydownwardly beneath its connections with the wire 20 and yhorizontallyacross the frame beneath the vertically disposed portions. The wire 22is preferably bent upwardly cross each other, so that both wires mayrest on the .bottom of the holder or upon th, floor `of the compartmentif the holderris slightly at 26 where the wires 22 and 24 not providedwith a bottom. 1n order that 105 the frame may be readily lifted out ofthe holder an ear 27 is provided at each side of the frame by `bendingthe wire 20, as shown. These ears are of suflicient lengthy to extendbeyond the outer surface of the holder when the frame is in place andthey rest in slots 28 provided for the purpose in the upper edge vof thefront wall 17 of the holder.

The receptacle 12 is preferably made of an impervious andnon-combustible paper, and is shaped to fit within the 1frame 13. Itconsists in the present instance of a flat back wall 29, a substantiallysemi-cylindri-- sary. The cuspidor may be emptied with out dangerofcontaminating the hands of the person cleaningthe cuspidor by liftingthe frame and receptacle out of the cuspidor by the ears 27 andinverting the frame over a collecting bucket into which the receptaclefallsand from which the receptacle and the matter vcollected therein mayloe-burned or otherwise treated to prevent a subsequent escape ofbacteria from the matterremoved from; the cuspidor.

The cover 14 normally closes the cuspidor and ts tightly downl againstthe upper edges of the walls 17 and 18.r` In order to prevent the coverfrom noisily closing against theseedges after the cuspidor has beenopened and to more effectively prevent the escape of bacteria fromsputum collected in the receptacle and to more effectively prevent theescape of odor from the matter collected in the cuspidor I provide agasket 32 secured in a recess 33 in the cover and disposed above theedges of the walls 17 and 18 against which the cover closes. The cover14 is preferably hinged rearwardly of the wall 18y torearwardlyeXte-nding lugs 34 and is preferably weighted at 35 adjacentits forward edge in order that itmay move surely and quickly about itspivotal aXis to closed position after being raised to lopen thecuspidor. y.

ln order that a person desiring to use'the cuspidor may not have ytobend downv and lift the cover thev device 15 is provided.

This device consists in the present instance of a vertically disposedrodv '36 provided with a'button 37 at its end anda 'pair of arms 39preferably made integralfwith the cover and. extending rearwardly of itspivotal connection with the wall 18 of the holder. lf desired, a guidingsleeve 38. may be provided to embrace lthe vrod and secure itin placeagainst the wall of the compart# ment, or other suitable l means may beprovided tohold the rod 1n vertical position.

ing merely by screws 40, or similar fastening Imea-ns,'to

the wall41 and isfree at its lower end so thatthe bottom end of the rod36 may move easily with the end of the arms 39 during l the operation ofthe device. rlhe holder 11 is preferably spaced outwardly from the iwall 41 to which the guide 38-is secured by lthe ends 42 of its wall 17,which extend behind the wall. 18 for this purpose. If desired, theextremity o f these ends may be bent outwardly at right angles as at 43and 'secured to the wall by Vscrews 44, or other suitable fasteningmeans, to hold thecuspidor in place.

When it is desired to open the cuspidor it is only necessary that theuser press down upon the push-button' 37, thereby moving lthe rod 36vertically downwardly vand through ythe agency of the arms 39 on thecover lifting the cover pivotally to open the cuspidor. After using thecuspidor the .re-

j lease of the button 37 will, permit the cover l to close vunder itsyown weight and substantially seal, the interior of the cuspidor from lthe air of the compartment. As the cuspidor is normally closed thematter collected 1 therein is hidden from sightand lthe whole effect ispleasing to the eye. There are few j parts and'all of these are ofsimple construction so that the cuspidor is durable l and economical.

The embodiment of the invention lshown on the drawing and hereinbeforedescribed is disclosed merely for the purposes of illustrationand itwill be apparent that various changes may be made in the form,construction and' arrangement of the parts, as for instance thecover-lifting device may be disposed within the wall 41 so that only'the push button or anequivalent device and the cuspidor itself arevisible, without departing from the spiritand scope ofthe invent-ion orsacrificing vany of its material advantages, the form v .hereinbeforedescribed bea preferredv embodiment thereof. I claim; 1. A sanitarycuspidorcomprising a resol ceptacle holder,` a paper receptacle disposedtherein, and a' rigid wire frame disposed ,be-l i tween said receptacleand -said holder, said frame comprising aplurality of wire membersconnected at theirbottomsbeneath the receptacle and rigidly connectedtogether at theirtops. 1 y I 2. A sanitary cuspidor ycomprising aYreceptacle holder,a 'paper'receptacle disposed therein, and a rigid wireframedisposed between said paper receptacle and said holder, said lframecomprising a plurality of` vertically disposed wires rigidly connectedat their' bottoms beneath said receptacle, and means for lifting saidframe and receptacle out of the holder comprising members rigidlysecuring the top of said vertically disposed wires together.

3. A sanitary cuspidor comprising a holder, a receptacle disposed insaid holder, a cover pivoted across the rear edge of said holder, meansspacing said holder outwardly from the wall of a room, an arm eX-tending' rearwardly from the pivotal axis of said cover into the spaceprovided between the wall and said holder, and a rod arranged adjacentsaid wall connected to said arm and adapted to be pressed downwardlyagainst the force of the weight of said cover to open the ouspidor.

4L. A sanitary euspidor comprising a holder having recesses in its top`edge on opposite sides, a paper receptacle disposed in said holder, anda frame comprising a top wire bent to conform to the shape of the holderand provided withoutwardly eX- tending loops resting in the recesses ofthe holder, and cross wires connected at their ends to the top wire andextending downwardly between said holder and said receptacle and acrossbeneath said receptacle.

RAOUL L. VIORAN.

Witnesses J. G. CARPENTER, T. D. BUTLER.

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